Who's REALLY to blame here...

Submitted by brewandbluesaturdays on

There has been much talk around these here parts about the inability of the players and mainly the coaches the past few days after debacle that took place on Saturday. I think the real issue here is with Adidas. Since the addition of Adidas as our official supplier we all have seen how untight the jerseys fit which has obviously affected the play on the field. I think this weekend will be a telling factor, as Michigan will hopefully unveil there new more compressed football jerseys, in how long Dave Brandon will allow this ineptitude of our outfitter. Hopefully they will be able to turn it around and we do not see this season turn out the same as the last 2. Who knows, it could only be short time until fan-favorite Nike gets the call...

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Blue_Sox

November 1st, 2010 at 11:02 AM ^

I don't see how you can blame Adidas. I mean they've done quite well in Non-Conference play. They've just struggled in the Big Ten. We need to give them one more year to get acclimated to the colder temperatures as the season goes along. You can't ditch them when they handle one part of the season so darn well.

However...who would the next supplier be? I like Under Armour and would give everyone black Oakley visors. 

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Bobby Boucher

November 1st, 2010 at 11:20 AM ^

Blame October.  September has always been a good month.   November usually has one or two nice surprises.  October has had it out for this team from the get go.  I blame October.

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Six Zero

November 1st, 2010 at 11:33 AM ^

It's been 36 hours since the debacle, and our leader has been eerily silent.  Entire factions of Rodriguez-head-callers and stay-the-coursers are hinging on his wisdom, and it is with this understanding that he weighs heavily on his decisions, much like a weary Abraham Lincoln in 1861.  I do not envy his position... his hair, perhaps, but not this scenario that calls upon his leadership and opinion.

Personally, I have given Rich my oath, because he is the head football coach of the team I have sworn allegiance to.  But I will certainly admit it, I felt that this game was in no uncertain terms a must win, and when a department fails, you blame the head of that department.  I don't know what the answer is, but I know that for all of the losses, this is the second one that I cannot find an acceptable excuse for.  If that means I'm a FireRichRodder, then so be it.

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Tacopants

November 1st, 2010 at 11:51 AM ^

Meade at least held at the Battle of Gettysburg.

GERG is something like George McClellan.  A guy who seems to be ok, and everybody wishes were ok, but really, its not ok.

Using this logic:

Calvin Magee is William Sherman.  Obvi.

Scott Shafer is Ambrose Burnside.  Promoted above his level of competence.  Prone to rash attacks in winter across a river towards a stone wall in Fredricksburg.

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Yostal

November 1st, 2010 at 12:11 PM ^

As much as McClellan is the Fail Whale of the Union Army, it has been argued by historians that McClellan's genius was in turning the Army of the Potomac into a well-drilled fighting machine, able to execute orders, even if the orders were not good.

So respectfully, no, Mr. Robinson is not General McClellan.

He's
General Ambrose Everett Burnside.  As stated by Tacopants, both were promoted to something over their head (I'm thinking Robinson at Syracuse). Both best known for their immaculately kept hairstyling and epic perceptional disasters under their watch (Burnside's role in the Battle of the Crater, Robinson with the 2010 defense.)

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Tacopants

November 1st, 2010 at 1:22 PM ^

Now that I've had some more time to think about it, Robinson is really Irvin McDowell.  Promoted above his level of competence.  Inexperienced N00bs.  Ambitious plans for Manassas, VA that never really worked out and turned into complete routs.

Then he was exiled to California.  We should be so lucky.

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bluefrombirth

November 1st, 2010 at 11:48 AM ^

Some of the exhaled air from Ruckers lungs had an elevated levels of heat. After passing thru the BAL device it mixed with high levels of ozone( being that it contained alcohol it was lighter than normal air). this caused a slight temperature spike. onr of the oxygen groupings fell off from the ozone chain, thus creating an updraft /downdraft cycle. this fluctuated the cold Canadian air, which shifted slightly the tradewinds. Causing a late season monsoon in the indian ocean. pulling cold water upwelling from the eastern pacific. which caused a mini la nina effect. pushing warm air from the southern california desert, to the rocky mountains, causing a chinnook effect over the plains and through the Ohio valley. where it stalled over the mid Appalachians, causing a small breeze to push the pass just slightly beyond Roundtrees reach. Damn drunk spartans.

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NOLA Wolverine

November 1st, 2010 at 12:08 PM ^

I don't believe so, and if they have I'm changing my sig back. The cues to look for are the box-collar, and that Vincent Smith doesn't look like he's wearing a poncho that's a size too big. You'll notice when they do, it's a pretty distinct difference from what I've seen with Notre Dame.

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